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ORTONVILLE — With some wrestlers sporting sharply-designed warmups, the Brandon Blackhawks had the look of champions at Saturday’s Flint Metro League tournament.

And their look fit the result.

Brandon captured its first Flint Metro League title, scoring 207.5 points as the Blackhawks halted Holly’s four-year title win streak in the process.

Flint Kearsley was second with 167.5 points and Holly was third with 159 points. But with only one league dual meet loss, the Bronchos finished second in the final standings.

But the Blackhawks, with their unbeaten league dual meet mark (8-0), claimed sole possession of first place.

“We rocked and rolled today,” said Brandon coach Erik Donders, who set out at the beginning of the season with league title aspirations. “That was one of our goals. We won the dual meet season but we had to win the tournament, too.”

“The meat of our lineup really came through today,” said Donders, who along with assistant coach Dakota Peasley, impressed the team aspect on the Blackhawks. “These guys really picked it up this year. We pretty much wrestled to our seeds today.”

Bourdeau managed a 1-0 victory over Holly’s Sam Johnson, and Wardell’s third-period pin of Holly’s Kyle Pepper, one of the Bronchos’ top wrestlers, were key victories.

“My freshman year, we were kind of average,” said Dwyer, who was a part of the Blackhawks’ continued growth, “and this year all the hard work fell together in the right places.”

“It’s big for us because we’ve never been able to beat Holly,” Bourdeau said.

As for the outfits, comprised of white tops with Brandon wrestling and a Blackhawk imprinted, and black shorts with the Blackhawk logo, the verdict was unanimous.

“They’re sweet,” said Bourdeau. “We’ve wanted them for a few years.”

Trevor Hatfield (125) and Andrew Scott, who beat Brandon’s Max Wardell 10-1 in the 171-pound finals, were the lone champs for Holly.

After so many straight league titles, Holly coach Don Pluta was in a different position.

“I don’t think we wrestled particularly well today,” he said. “We knew Brandon had a lot of depth and it showed in the tournament. Their kids were ready.”

Lapeer East was fourth with 141 points Clio was fifth with 122.5 and Lapeer West followed with 117.